1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
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Conference | New England Conference |
Record | 1–3 (1–1 New England) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing formation[2] |
Captain | Claude Henry[1] |
Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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New Hampshire + | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine + | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 1944 college football season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Herbert Snow and completed the season with a record of 1–3.[3] The team played its home games at Lewis Field (also known as Lewis Stadium) in Durham, New Hampshire.
Background
New Hampshire had not fielded a team in 1943, due to World War II.[4][3] In mid-September 1944, university administrators approved an "informal" team, limited to four games, with a roster consisting of 17-year-olds and returning veterans.[5] The program's most recent head coach, Charles M. Justice, had entered the Navy in April 1944.[6] Selected as his successor was Herbert Snow, a Springfield College graduate who had been the head coach at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts.[5] The team began practices in early October,[2] with only one player from their 1942 squad—Claude Henry, a reserve back who had returned to the university after serving in the Marine Corps.[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 21 | at Maine |
| L 6–13 | [7][8] | ||
October 28 | Middlebury* |
| L 7–27 | [9][10] | ||
November 4 | at Middlebury* |
| L 7–21 | [11][12] | ||
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Maine |
| W 19–14 | 1,200[1] | [13][14] |
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The 1944 games remain the last time that the Middlebury and New Hampshire football programs have met.[16]
Roster
1944 New Hampshire Wildcats football team roster | ||||||||||
Centers
Guards
Tackles
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Backs
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Source:[1][7]
Game summaries
October 21: at Maine
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Black Bears | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Alumni Field, Orono, Maine
- Date: October 21
- Game weather: Rain
- Referee: Daley
- Newspaper: The Portsmouth Herald (October 23, 1944),[17] The Maine Campus (October 26, 1944)[18]
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First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
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October 28: vs. Middlebury
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Lewis Field, Durham, New Hampshire
- Date: October 28
- Referee: Marston
- Newspaper: The Portsmouth Herald (October 30, 1944),[19] Rutland Daily Herald (October 30, 1944)[20]
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November 4: at Middlebury
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Porter Field, Middlebury, Vermont
- Date: November 4
- Newspaper: The Portsmouth Herald (November 6, 1944),[21][22] Rutland Daily Herald (November 6, 1944)[23]
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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November 11: vs. Maine
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at Lewis Field, Durham, New Hampshire
- Date: November 11
- Referee: Eugene Callahan
- Newspaper: The Portsmouth Herald (November 14, 1944),[24] The Maine Campus (November 16, 1944)[25]
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
† touchdowns by Bill Black and Joe Swekla (order unknown) |
Statistics
Scores by quarter
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New Hampshire scoring
Player Touchdowns Conversions Points Bill Black 3 3 21 Joe Swekla 2 – 12 Bill Pizzano 1 – 6 Total 6 3 39
Honors
Quarterback Bill Pizzano was named to the All-New England Small College Team;[26] he was later inducted to the university's athletic hall of fame, in 2004.[27]
References
- ^ a b c The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire. 1945. pp. 137–138. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via library.unh.edu.
- ^ a b c "Coach Herb Snow Greets Port City Grid Player Out For UNH Varsity". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 5, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "UNH Drops Intercollegiate Athletics". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 1, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved December 2, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "High School Coach Will Lead Wildcats". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. September 15, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy Commissions U. N. H. Grid Coach". Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. April 14, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "UNH Wildcats Play First Grid Game Meeting Maine in Orono This Afternoon". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 21, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine Bears Tip Wildcats by Touchdown". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1944. p. 26. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats to Play Middlebury On Durham Field Tomorrow". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 27, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middlebury Tames N. H. Wildcats, 27-7". The Boston Globe. AP. October 29, 1944. p. 22. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats Still Seek 1st Win". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 3, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middlebury Eleven Belts Wildcats, 21-7". The Boston Globe. AP. November 5, 1944. p. 28. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats to Play Maine". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 10, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire Rally Edges Maine by 19-14". Hartford Courant. AP. November 12, 1944. p. 46. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine Athletics. 2019. p. 86. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via goblackbears.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire vs Middlebury (VT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Wildcats Threaten Maine But Polar Bears Win 13-6". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 23, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine Upholds Tradition As Bears Drown Wildcats 13-6". The Maine Campus. Orono, Maine. October 26, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via umaine.edu.
- ^ "Middlebury Tops UNH 27-7". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middies Defeat New Hampshire Eleven, 27 to 7". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. October 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Top UNH 21-7". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 6, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Top UNH 21-7 (cont'd)". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 6, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Again Cage Wildcats, Winning, 21 to 7". Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. AP. November 6, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats 19, Maine 14". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Skolfield, John (November 16, 1944). "Kenyonites Bow to N.H. In Hard Fought Battle". The Maine Campus. Orono, Maine. p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2019 – via umaine.edu.
- ^ "William P. Pizzano '49". unhwildcats.com. December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
Further reading
- "Theofelos A. "Steve" Aliapoulios D.D.S." The Palm Beach Post. August 2013 – via Legacy.com.
- "Steven Morang". Cremation Society of New Hampshire. July 2002 – via tributes.com.
- "William P. Pizzano '49". unhwildcats.com. December 22, 2015.
- "Leon Stevens". New Hampshire Union Leader. July 2015 – via Legacy.com.
- "Joseph J. Swekla". Nashua Telegraph. November 26, 2013.
- "Charles L. Thayer M.D." New Hampshire Union Leader. November 2012 – via Legacy.com.